Using stories from science’s past to understand our world
Why are these stylish women posing with scientific instruments? Instrument makers in the 1960s used “lovely ladies” to sell their wares, an advertising ploy that’s still around today.
Join Distillations podcast host Alexis Pedrick as Science History Institute staff members share their favorite objects from our museum, archival, and library collections.
Authenticating a painting believed to be the work of a master is a combination of science and art. Documentary producer Jo Ann Caplin heads to Europe to observe as experts investigate whether La Bella Principessa is in fact the work of Leonardo da Vinci.
Before Bill Nye the Science Guy, there was Professor Harvey E. White of Continental Classroom.
Biologist John Calhoun’s rodent experiments gripped a society consumed by fears of overpopulation.
When horses gallop, do all four hooves ever leave the ground at once? This episode of The Disappearing Spoon recounts the saga that led to the answer.
Alternative currencies flourish in desperate times and situations.
